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Canadian Lancaster Crash Sites
This section will feature RCAF Lancaster crash site photos and information.
Although there have been upwards of 20 post war Lancaster crashes in Canada, many were recovered shortly after the initial accident. There are however, several sites where wreckage is still visable. These locations must be treated with the utmost respect for those who were injured or perished. I will be attempting to locate original photos, stories and documents relating to these tragic events.
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KB966 - Crashed in Nova Scotia 1953
Pictured at left is a memorial plaque errected in 1996 in memory of the crew who perished aboard Avro Lancaster KB966. |
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IDENTIFIED! This is KB991
This is a photo of Lancaster KB991 believed to have crashed at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in 1947 or 1948. KB991 served with 103 Squadron based at RCAF Station Greenwood at the time of the crash. See the RCAF Lancaster Photo Section 2 for additional pictures.
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KB965 - Crashed at Radar Station Alert 1950
All crew killed on impact. Parachute drop supply, one chute became tangled in the tail and caused the Lancaster to fall to the earth. |
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KB965 - Moment of impact caught on film.
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FM102 - Crashed Quebec City 1952
Collided mid-air with an RCAF Vampire. Photo of woodsman taken late 1950's or early 1960's. The forward fuselage and tail broke apart after impact. The cockpit burned out but the engines and wings survived although little remains today. The tail section wasn't located until the 1970's. Located only 500 yards away from the main wreckage, it was SCRAPPED! by a dealer in 1992...what a damn shame. |
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